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michielstock's review
3.0
No high literature but quite entertaining. American psycho but more suitable for the faint of heart and with more thriller aspects.
jasminenoack's review
4.0
well being that I am a book person I have plenty of friends who want me to read their book/play/short story/minor character sketch/history essay. And a bit back I came upon a moment like this in which a friend gave me two chapters of a book he was writing. My main criticism word for word: "You female introjects are fucked". Basically I told him to remove or make all the female characters in his book extremely minor because the fact was no women would read a book with those female characters. I think there is an inherent possibility Mr. payne has the same issue. I mean every women in this book is 5 feet tall and weighs a hundred pounds that doesn't seem physically possible. Clearly I'm just jealous because I am not 5 feet tall and I weight a lot more than a hundred pounds. although I have no desire to be shorter I would really REALLY like to weigh a hundred pounds. All the women are nasty. They are either pushovers who blame everything on you or unmoving bulwarks who constantly yell at you. I suppose there are the couple that are simply being murdered and don't have the time for personality. And Jason's wife who seems pleasant she is just asking way way too much. Given all that there are some issues with the female characters but none of them play a role other then nuisance so it is okay, but not great (I mean even that indicates a problem).
There are two really good things about the book. First, it is hilarious there are great pop culture references and at least one funny miss reference that I assume was on purpose. All the commentary on how people interact with the world was hilarious. Second, the book was insightful when it wasn't being horrible. Children see more than we think they do, the way that dogs love us. The best example being everyone has the capacity to do horrible things most people just have the time to talk themselves out of it. There was a study that if someone who wanted to kill themselves waited 72 hours they were a shitload less likely to do it (scientific I know). This may also relate to copycat suicides seeing that planning is a lot faster but that is another discussion all together.
Moving on. It's weird to say that murder is erotic right? I mean bataille was very insistent on the matter and Sade believed it, but if those are the only guys you can pull in to back you up, yeah you aren't expressing a common opinion. I realize that I am now going to alienate everyone that is currently my friend on here. But I think fantasy wise this kind of stuff holds a very strong erotic element. I think there is a level of arousal attached to the idea of murder and probably the actual act that probably isn't an easy thing to access through other channels. I'd like to say there is something wrong with this man and his graphic descriptions of rape and murder [which really aren't that graphic you people are just a bunch of babies he has nothing on either of my friends above](so that I can fit in with the goodreadsers), but I think he might be taping into something extremely carnal about human nature and I am honestly not completely against the idea.
I'm going to back up there are some serious editing issues. (as there are in my review also). This book is between a three and a four. I'm giving it a four because there feels like an ambivalence ranking to me and I am not ambivalent I am extremely glad not only that this book exists but that I got to read it.
I have decided after reading this review that duncan's diary is a less subtle, slightly less well written version of mr. peanut.
There are two really good things about the book. First, it is hilarious there are great pop culture references and at least one funny miss reference that I assume was on purpose. All the commentary on how people interact with the world was hilarious. Second, the book was insightful when it wasn't being horrible. Children see more than we think they do, the way that dogs love us. The best example being everyone has the capacity to do horrible things most people just have the time to talk themselves out of it. There was a study that if someone who wanted to kill themselves waited 72 hours they were a shitload less likely to do it (scientific I know). This may also relate to copycat suicides seeing that planning is a lot faster but that is another discussion all together.
Moving on. It's weird to say that murder is erotic right? I mean bataille was very insistent on the matter and Sade believed it, but if those are the only guys you can pull in to back you up, yeah you aren't expressing a common opinion. I realize that I am now going to alienate everyone that is currently my friend on here. But I think fantasy wise this kind of stuff holds a very strong erotic element. I think there is a level of arousal attached to the idea of murder and probably the actual act that probably isn't an easy thing to access through other channels. I'd like to say there is something wrong with this man and his graphic descriptions of rape and murder [which really aren't that graphic you people are just a bunch of babies he has nothing on either of my friends above](so that I can fit in with the goodreadsers), but I think he might be taping into something extremely carnal about human nature and I am honestly not completely against the idea.
I'm going to back up there are some serious editing issues. (as there are in my review also). This book is between a three and a four. I'm giving it a four because there feels like an ambivalence ranking to me and I am not ambivalent I am extremely glad not only that this book exists but that I got to read it.
I have decided after reading this review that duncan's diary is a less subtle, slightly less well written version of mr. peanut.
punkeymonkey529's review
4.0
First let me say this book is not for everyone. I myself enjoyed it. I was given a lot of warning that the book is very graphic, that is very true, I did not loose sleep over it tough. I actually found myself laughing at parts of it.
A lot of times throughout the book I didn't want to put it down, I just had to know what was going to happen next. Sure some parts weren't as exciting, but when something did happen it made up for everything and was totally worth it.
If you want sick twisted good read then this is the book for you!
A lot of times throughout the book I didn't want to put it down, I just had to know what was going to happen next. Sure some parts weren't as exciting, but when something did happen it made up for everything and was totally worth it.
If you want sick twisted good read then this is the book for you!
amesjo's review
4.0
I liked the book over all and it was a quick read. There were a few parts though that I didn't really think needed to be there.
I got confused, because it seems like the first two homeless men he killed were talked about twice, so I was to believe that he had killed 4, so was confused when he just made two spots on his trophy shelf.
Also, what was the point of mentioning the lady dining with her out of state family? They said they'd meet back up, but it was never mentioned again. What did he do with the 2nd homeless people's heads that he hacked off? Did he just leave them to rot in his car, because it didn't mention him going back up to the cabin any time soon after that.
I wasn't crazy about the ending either, it was sort of abrupt. I liked the little things they put in there, about Jason picking up on the subtleties, but I wasn't sure if this was supposed to be the end or if it was leaving you hanging for a sequel?
Anyway, as I said, over all I liked it, but there were a few things that bothered me.
I got confused, because it seems like the first two homeless men he killed were talked about twice, so I was to believe that he had killed 4, so was confused when he just made two spots on his trophy shelf.
Also, what was the point of mentioning the lady dining with her out of state family? They said they'd meet back up, but it was never mentioned again. What did he do with the 2nd homeless people's heads that he hacked off? Did he just leave them to rot in his car, because it didn't mention him going back up to the cabin any time soon after that.
I wasn't crazy about the ending either, it was sort of abrupt. I liked the little things they put in there, about Jason picking up on the subtleties, but I wasn't sure if this was supposed to be the end or if it was leaving you hanging for a sequel?
Anyway, as I said, over all I liked it, but there were a few things that bothered me.
doomluz's review
3.0
I won this book from "First Reads" but put off reading it because I got caught up with other things. I didn't think I could handle it under all the other stress. Truthfully I was kinda shocked when I found out I won it because I forgot I had entered myself.
I love serial killer stories, but I have to be a little mentally prepared when I read them. This one was told in the first person, which made it a little harder to handle. Honestly, I think personally it was the sexual aspect of it that was harder for me to handle than the gore. Overall I found it interesting to see what it was like in the mind of man as he becomes a serial killer.
I love serial killer stories, but I have to be a little mentally prepared when I read them. This one was told in the first person, which made it a little harder to handle. Honestly, I think personally it was the sexual aspect of it that was harder for me to handle than the gore. Overall I found it interesting to see what it was like in the mind of man as he becomes a serial killer.
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